John Mortimer(1923-2009)
- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
John Mortimer was a prolific writer for the theatre, films (starting
during World War II, when he wrote scripts for the Crown Film Unit),
television and radio. He also writes fiction and was a trial attorney
for more than 30 years. Arguably his most famous creation is Horace
Rumpole, "barrister at law, 68 next birthday, Old Bailey hack, husband
to Mrs Hilda Rumpole," the protagonist and narrator of dozens of
stories. (The quotation comes from Rumpole and the Younger Generation.)
On television, Leo McKern personified Rumpole for the better part of two
decades.
